US State Flags Quiz

All 50 state flags, including the new Utah and Minnesota flags of 2024. Hard mode asks the blue flags with a seal that everyone mixes up.

Fifty flags, and a good third of them are a state seal on a blue background. Name the state from its flag, from the easy ones like Texas and Alaska to the new Utah and Minnesota flags of 2024, then try Hard mode, where the wrong answers are the other blue seal flags.

How the state flags quiz works

You see a flag and pick the state that flies it. Every flag is the current official design. Easy rounds are mostly the distinctive flags and the wrong answers are random states. On Medium the wrong answers come from the same part of the country, and on Hard and Expert most rounds are the blue flags with a seal, offered alongside other blue seal flags. Expert gives six choices instead of four. Stuck? A hint tells you the state's region.

The flags that changed recently

Utah (2024): a beehive in a gold hexagon below snowy peaks, between blue and red bands. It replaced the seal on blue.
Minnesota (2024): a dark blue shape like the state with an eight-pointed North Star, beside a light blue field. It also replaced a seal on blue.
Mississippi (2021): a white magnolia in a ring of stars, replacing the 1894 flag that carried the Confederate battle emblem.

Telling the blue seal flags apart

The flags of Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin all put a seal or coat of arms on a blue field. Look for one detail in each:

Names written on the flag: KANSAS, MONTANA, WISCONSIN (with 1848) and STATE OF OREGON (with 1859) spell it out. South Dakota writes its name around a gold sunburst on a lighter sky blue.
Animals: Michigan has an elk and a moose, Pennsylvania two horses, Louisiana a pelican with her chicks, Maine a moose lying under a pine tree.
People: Kentucky shows two men shaking hands, Virginia a woman standing over a fallen tyrant, New York two women (Liberty and Justice), Wisconsin a sailor and a miner.
Odd ones out: Connecticut is a white shield with three grapevines, North Dakota an eagle with a banner, Nebraska a gold seal with a steamboat and a train.

Every state flag

State	What is on the flag
Alabama	A crimson saltire (diagonal cross) on a white field
Alaska	The Big Dipper and the North Star in gold on dark blue, designed by 13-year-old Benny Benson in 1927
Arizona	13 red and gold rays for the original colonies over a copper star
Arkansas	A white diamond with the word ARKANSAS, bordered by 25 stars because it was the 25th state
California	A grizzly bear, a red star and the words California Republic, from the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt
Colorado	A red C around a gold disc on blue, white and blue stripes
Connecticut	A white shield with three grapevines and the motto Qui Transtulit Sustinet on blue
Delaware	A buff diamond on colonial blue with the date December 7, 1787, when it became the first state to ratify the Constitution
Florida	A red saltire on white with the state seal in the middle
Georgia	Red, white and red stripes with a blue canton holding the state arms in a ring of 13 stars
Hawaii	The British Union Jack in the corner and eight stripes for the eight main islands
Idaho	The state seal on blue, the only state seal designed by a woman (Emma Edwards Green)
Illinois	A bald eagle on a boulder holding a banner, with the word ILLINOIS, on white
Indiana	A gold torch ringed by 19 stars on blue, because Indiana was the 19th state
Iowa	Blue, white and red vertical stripes with an eagle and the word IOWA
Kansas	A sunflower above the state seal and the word KANSAS on blue
Kentucky	Two men shaking hands in the state seal, motto United We Stand, Divided We Fall, on navy blue
Louisiana	A white pelican feeding her chicks above the motto Union Justice Confidence on blue
Maine	The state arms with a farmer, a seaman, a moose, a pine tree and the North Star on blue
Maryland	The black-and-gold and red-and-white quarters of the Calvert and Crossland family arms
Massachusetts	A blue shield with a Native American figure holding a bow, on a white field
Michigan	An elk and a moose holding a shield under an eagle, motto Tuebor, on blue
Minnesota	A dark blue shape like the state with an eight-pointed North Star, beside a light blue field (adopted 2024)
Mississippi	A white magnolia in a ring of stars on blue between red and gold bands (adopted 2021)
Missouri	Red, white and blue stripes with the state arms in a ring of 24 stars, as the 24th state
Montana	The state seal with mountains and the Great Falls, motto Oro y Plata, under the word MONTANA on blue
Nebraska	The state seal in gold and silver on blue
Nevada	A silver star in a sagebrush wreath, the word NEVADA and the banner Battle Born on cobalt blue
New Hampshire	The state seal with the frigate Raleigh, ringed by laurel and nine stars, on blue
New Jersey	The state arms with Liberty, Ceres and a horse's head on a buff (jersey tan) field
New Mexico	The red Zia sun symbol on yellow, the colours of Spain
New York	The state arms with Liberty and Justice and the motto Excelsior on blue
North Carolina	The letters N and C either side of a white star, with two dates from 1775 and 1776
North Dakota	An eagle holding arrows and an olive branch with the banner North Dakota, on blue
Ohio	A swallowtail (burgee) shape, the only state flag that is not a rectangle
Oklahoma	An Osage warrior's shield with a peace pipe and an olive branch, and the word OKLAHOMA, on blue
Oregon	STATE OF OREGON and 1859 in gold on navy, with a beaver on the back: the only state flag with a different design on each side
Pennsylvania	The state arms held by two horses under an eagle, on blue
Rhode Island	A gold anchor, the word HOPE and 13 gold stars on white
South Carolina	A white palmetto tree and crescent on indigo blue
South Dakota	The state seal in a gold sunburst ringed by the words South Dakota, The Mount Rushmore State, on sky blue
Tennessee	Three white stars in a blue circle, one for each of the state's three Grand Divisions, on red
Texas	One white star on a blue bar beside white and red stripes: the Lone Star Flag
Utah	A beehive in a gold hexagon below snowy mountains, between blue and red bands (adopted 2024)
Vermont	The state arms with a pine tree, a cow and wheat sheaves, motto Freedom and Unity, on blue
Virginia	Virtue standing over a fallen tyrant in the state seal, motto Sic Semper Tyrannis, on blue
Washington	George Washington's portrait on green: the only green state flag and the only one with a president
West Virginia	The state arms with a miner and a farmer, motto Montani Semper Liberi, on white with a blue border
Wisconsin	The state arms with a sailor and a miner, the word WISCONSIN and the year 1848 on blue
Wyoming	A white bison branded with the state seal, inside white and red borders on blue

Sources

Images: Flagpedia (flagcdn.com) current state flag artwork, downloaded October 2026 and checked against each state's official description. The meanings come from each state's flag law or official state symbols page.

Keep going

Flags of every country: Flag to Country Quiz and the Lookalike Flags Quiz
The shapes of the states: Guess the State by Shape
State nicknames: US State Nicknames Quiz

Frequently asked questions

How many US state flags have a seal on a blue background?

In this quiz 18 flags count as a seal or coat of arms on a blue field, from Connecticut to Wisconsin. Utah and Minnesota left the group when they adopted new flags in 2024.

Which state flag is not a rectangle?

Ohio. Its flag is a swallowtail, or burgee, with a notch cut out of the fly end.

Which state flag is different on each side?

Oregon. The front has the words State of Oregon, 1859 and the state seal; the back shows a beaver.

Which states have new flags?

Utah and Minnesota both adopted new flags in 2024, and Mississippi adopted its magnolia flag in 2021. The quiz uses the current designs.

Which state flag has a British flag on it?

Hawaii. The Union Jack sits in the corner, beside eight stripes for the eight main islands.

Is the quiz free?

Yes. There is no sign-up, and your best score for each difficulty is saved in this browser.